I found in Internet an interesting photo report on the trip from Almaty to the southern shore of Issyk-Kul. The text is in Russian, you can translate it using Google. Or you can just enjoy the excellent photographs taken by the author. If one day you plan to visit Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, then here’s one of the possible interesting routes in these countries
Link to photo report: https://www.drive2.ru/l/10500264/